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Old 13-01-2014, 11:44 AM
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Are these easy enough to repair/re-tap with the head etc all intact in the car?
I have 1 stud that wont tighten up.
Old 13-01-2014, 11:47 AM
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is it the stud that won't tighten in the head or the nut on the stud that won't tighten?
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Yer easy enough with the manifold out the way. Done enough of them
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Yeah as Harry says easy mate, few pics in this album here when I did Matt Hart's Orion... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0027499&type=3
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The thread in the head is fucked... Bloody pain in the arse to take the manifold n turbo off, erghh!
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